NEWS: not a good one.
Brokerage files $336,000 suit Starpoint Goldfields Inc STS Shares issued 6,444,175 Sep 29 close $0.25 Tue 30 Sept 97 Street Wire by Brent Mudry Starpoint Goldfields faces a $336,000 suit from Global Securities. In a statement of claim filed Monday in BC Supreme Court, the Vancouver brokerage firm claims that Starpoint has refused to repay a $300,000 one-year promissory note due on September 13. Global lawyer Andrew Bury claims his client made demands for repayment of the loan, including 12 per-cent interest, on September 16, but Starpoint has failed and refused to pay the full amount owing, or any partial amount. Starpoint is currently in the process of raising $403,000 by selling 1.61 million units at $0.25. The company also raised $368,000 in late July by selling 2.45 million units at $0.15 in a separate private placement. (c) Copyright 1997 Canjex Publishing Ltd. canada-stockwatch.com |